Filing device.



R. E. LUTZ, FILING DEVICE.

R. E. LUTZ.

FILING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22. 1911. 1,056,037'. Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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ROBERT E. LU'IZ, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,

FILING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 22. 1911.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

Serial No. 650,840.

To all whom may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT E. LU'rz, acitizen'of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Filing Devices; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

r"his invention relates to a filing device, but is more particularlyadapted for the til ing ot physicians prescriptions in drug stores insuch manner t-hatthe said physi' cians prescriptions will be preservedand maintained vin an orderly, clean and sanitary condition.

The invention is also adapted to be used for the tiling and preservationot any small papers, cards or the like, as will be at once apparent fromthe following specification taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings. 1

iVith these objects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction of the tiling device and particularly in the shape andformation of the tiling device and in the combination with thereceptacle for receivcards or the like contained thereon.

Referringto the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe filing device housed within its casing. Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe tiling device removed from the casing. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofthe tiling device illustrating its normal posit-ion within its casingand also illustrating a number of papers arranged thereon. Fig. 4 is aside elevation of the tiling device showing the hinged arms swung downin position for ready examination or perusal of the papers, cards, etc.,applied thereto, and Fig. 5 is a similar view illustrating the positionthe papers,y cards and the like assume on the hingedarms 'when saidpapers, cards and the like are being perused or examined. y

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout theseveral figures in which; I

'1 indicates the device which comprises the tiling element 2 and itscasing 3, lts casing heilig provided with a door 4 hinged at the top 5of the casing, said door being of such a size as to properly close theentirle front of the casing in order to exclude dust from the papers,cards or the like arranged on the {iling element 2.

6 indicates a suitable board or base for the tiling device and 7indicates the hinged arms which-receive the papers, cards and the liketo be filed and preserved. The arms 7 are hinged to the board or base 6preferably by staples 8 in such manner that the said arms 7 can be swunginto positions illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5.

The arms 7 are preferably constructed of a single piece of wire, thetransverse ptiirition 9 lying fiat upon the board or bases@ and -passingthrough the staples 8. The then bent rearwardly and normallyvforms a'base of support for the arms 7 when the said arms are 1n their normalposition within the `casing 3 and as also illustrated in Fig. '3. `Atthe point 10 the arms'7 are bent upwardly and extend vertically to thebend or curve 11 at which point they extend forwardly and slightlydownwardly as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. At 12 the arms are bentdownwardly to form a regular curvel 13, the curve being reversed at 14and terminating at 15.

Having thus vdescribed the several parts of the invention its operationis as follows: The physicians prescriptions, papers, cards or the liketo be applied to the filing device are passed 0n the ends 15 of the arms7 and are carried up and aro-und the said arms until they reach thevertical portions thereof at which time they fall into a Hat and substantially horizontal position as illustrated in Fig. 3. Any number ofperscriptions, papers, cards or the like can be applied to the arms 7 inthis manner until the entire vertical portions .of said arms are filledas will be at once apparent from the accompanying drawings. The tilingdevice being normally housedwwithin the casing 3 the same is simplywithdrawn in order to apply v a paper, card orthe like to the tilingdevice vand the same is .again housed within the casing 3 to be kept ina clean, orderly and sanitary condition. When, however, it is desired toexamine or peruse any or all of the papers, cards or the like containedon the arms 7 the tiling device is withdrawn from thecasing 3 and thearms 7 are thrown into position shown in Fig. 4.-, which position'doesnot disturb the papers, cards or the like onthe arms 7 and raises theflat base portions of the arms 7 into a substantially vertical positionas is clearly shown lin 4. The prescriptions, papers, cards or the likecontained on the arms 7 are then` passed from the base 6 of the filingdevice v up and around the arms 7 and drop into poi l0y 'and efficientlyholds the papers, cards or-the sition illustrated in Fig. 5. The bendingof the arms 7 as heretofore described securely like in thepositionsillustrated in Fig. 5

until the perusal or examination of thepapers Vor the like is completed.As soon as this has been accomplished-thepapers, cards `orthe like lyingin the forward port-ion of -f 'the arms 7 are raised and carried backupon the base 6 of the ling devicewhich is the fposition illustrated inFig. 4, and when the examinationhasbeen completed the arms 7` are raisedinto their vertical or normal position as is illustrated in Fig. 3 inwhich-position the filing device is ready to be again insertedwithin thecasing 3.

f Having thus fully described my invenv tion it is at once apparent thatthe same is and all purposes Where the papers, cards or'y applicable foruse as a filing device for any the like are desired to be; maintained inan lan orderly, clean and-sanitary condition which papers to the filingdevice, It will also be seen from the accompanying drawings that theshape and formation of the arms 7 absolutely preclude an accidentaldisplacempnt of the papers vcontainedl on the said arms rand that thecasing 3 which houses the tiling device insures a perfectly clean andsanitary condition of the papers, cards or the like as long as it isdesired to retain the same. v

Having thus fully described the invention what I claim as new and desireto secureby Letters Patent of the United States is z* A device of thetype described formed of lateral members or armsl and a supporttherefor, said armshaving upper free-end portions outstanding atright-angles therefrom and parallell to the longitudinal plane of saidsupport, said outstanding free-end portions having rentrant, recurvedterminals, said arms having lowerend rightangled portions, the outerterminals of whichl are connected by a transverse portion incontinuation thereof, said connecting transverse portion being pivotallymounted upon said support at one end of the latter, said lower endright-angled portions resting vhorizont-ally upon said support.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

ROBERT E, LUTZ.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK F. STEVENS,

BRADLEY G. STEVENS.

